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This article contrasts the differences of the parties. Dem's want to raise taxes while the GOP wants to cut education, mental health services and children's health care. I don't think anyone minds the GOP philosophy but it seems they choose sensitive areas which contains societies weak when they swing the axe. Why don't they start with cutting each of their office/staff budgets, reduce government office space or turn off every other light in the hallways and vending machines? They can cut out the subsidies to large corporations as well as sales tax exemptions and income tax credits.

Why must they pick on the defenseless children then call themselves the pro-life party? What does pro-life mean, we'll make sure you're born but don't care about the quality of life?

But the Democrats' latest plan failed to garner the required two-thirds majority support as partisan bickering over tax increases continued and Republicans refused to approve taxes.

The moves came one day after Republicans, who had come under fire for not producing a budget plan of their own, unveiled a $22 billion proposal that would avoid raising taxes. Their plan would cut deeply into education spending and dip into voter-approved funds set aside for mental health services and children's health care.

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... Dem's want to raise taxes while the GOP wants to cut education, mental health services and children's health care. ...Why must they pick on the defenseless children then call themselves the pro-life party? What does pro-life mean, we'll make sure you're born but don't care about the quality of life?

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Because, that is NOT the job of the Federal government. See 10th amendment.
Those responsibilities lie with the States or Commonwealths

Though I do agree that applying small acts - turning off unnecessary lights ect should be followed.

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Au contraire, monseur Salty! See the preamble to the constitution below (emphasis mine):

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Au contraire, monseur Salty! See the preamble to the constitution below (emphasis mine):

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Basically the difference is in these two philosophies:1Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day (liberal) or2Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (conservative)

IOW, is the government HELPING, or PANDERING?

Please note that I did NOT use Democrat - Republican!!

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The problem is the GOP won't fund the training program and would expect the person to learn to fish on their own. Once enough hit the ranks of the starving, the Dem's step in and feed them for a day. What an endless cycle. Glad I am unaffiliated...

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